Dunedin

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Keeping their eyes peeled for Keith

George Street Normal School teacher Rob Wigley (Mr Roberelli) sings his latest children’s song...

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Keeping their eyes peeled for Keith

Lately, some George Street Normal School pupils have started guarding their lunch boxes with a tight grip, following rumours there is a kiwifruit thief wandering about.

Spill closes road

Spill closes road

A diesel spill at the intersection of Townleys and Kaikorai Valley Rds closed the road for some time yesterday.

Sth Island minister rejects ‘token’ label

Sth Island minister rejects ‘token’ label

With just one staff member assigned to the ministry, concerns are being raised that the Minister for the South Island is a "token" role.

Christmas Day bridge fall death an accident

Duncan Niall Gordon was 39 years old when he died. Photo: Givealittle

Christmas Day bridge fall death an accident

The death of a man who fell from a Dunedin pedestrian overbridge on Christmas Day in 2022 was an accident, a coroner has ruled.

Angry man abused firefighter at crash scene: police

Emergency personnel work at the scene of a crash in South Rd on Tuesday. One firefighter was...

Angry man abused firefighter at crash scene: police

A firefighter at a car crash in Caversham was verbally abused and almost dragged out of a fire truck by a man apparently angry the road was blocked, police say.

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Mayor warns about mounting council debt

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Mayor warns about mounting council debt

Mounting council debt could hurt Dunedin’s future if financial discipline is not maintained, the city’s mayor has warned.

Hi-ho silver lining

Jo Taylor and friends have fun at a "Hippies and Hats" morning tea at Nichols Garden Centre yesterday.

Every prospect pleases

Every prospect pleases

Cruise ship passengers from Crown Princess and Island Princess enjoy taking photographs of the Dunedin Railway Station.

Truck rolls near Ōtākou

Emergency services were called after a truck rolled in Harington Point Rd on the Otago Peninsula last night.

Princesses park up

Cruise ships Crown Princess, which can carry 3040 passengers, and its sister ship the Island Princess, with capacity for 2200 guests, visit Dunedin yesterday.

Green Island road rage flares into alleged assault

Green Island road rage flares into alleged assault

A road rage flare-up in Green Island spiralled into a two-car crash and an alleged assault in which a driver was punched multiple times in the head.

Firefighter abused and attacked at Caversham crash

Emergency services at the Caversham crash where a man abused a firefighter and tried to drag him...

Firefighter abused and attacked at Caversham crash

A firefighter at a car crash in Caversham was verbally abused and almost dragged out of a fire truck by a man apparently angry the road was blocked.

Moment on steps ‘a favour’

Prof Julian Paton, the owner of New Zealand’s oldest Land Rover, is pleased the vehicle’s...

Moment on steps ‘a favour’

The owner of the country’s oldest Land Rover says the vehicle’s political detour since leaving Dunedin will contribute to life-saving research.

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New school lunches ‘not better, not worse’

Bathgate Park School pupil Kora Mason tucks into butter chicken at lunchtime yesterday. PHOTO:...

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New school lunches ‘not better, not worse’

A week into the new school lunches regime, a Dunedin school says they are "not better, not worse" than those served last year.

Truck rolls on Otago Peninsula

Emergency services have been called to the scene where a truck rolled in Harington Point Rd on the Otago Peninsula tonight.

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Fears for educational programmes with cuts

Tūhura Otago Museum senior science engagement co-ordinator Dr Andrew Mills watches the museum’s...

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Fears for educational programmes with cuts

As Tūhura Otago Museum wraps up its latest hands-on science engagement showcase, there are grave concerns about whether the museum can continue to provide educational programmes.

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Woman delivered barrage of insults using police scanner

Dunedin District Court. Photo: ODT files

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Woman delivered barrage of insults using police scanner

A Dunedin woman who illegally used a police scanner to call officers "f... en pig-headed bastards" claims she had the device to protect her child.

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Discovery ‘incredibly exciting’

Researchers have found a hinge-like structure within the ears of a fruit fly that can control its...

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Discovery ‘incredibly exciting’

For more than 40 years, scientists have puzzled over how our sensory systems can detect both the faintest whispers and the loudest explosions, without being overwhelmed.

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